The Daily Show Is Back From Hiatus, Thank Goodness
Featuring: Jon Stewart and Ronny Chieng
Happy National French Fry Day! Hi, I’m Geoff Plitt, and welcome to What You Need to Know, the brief, weekly newsletter where I share the best comedy videos I’ve seen all week. It will always be free, and you’re welcome to become a friend by following me on Twitter, where I share my own jokes all the time.
And now, the videos you came for:
There’s very little late-night or sketch on TV these days due to summer break, so “all” I have to share with you is The Daily Show this week. But it’s all great! In this first one, Jon Stewart covers the passage of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill:
In this next clip, the Department of Justice (and Michael Kosta) try to gaslight Ronny Chieng about a suddenly "nonexistent" Jeffrey Epstein client list, Trump lists Benjamin Netanyahu as a reference on his Nobel Peace Prize application, and the TSA ends their foot fetish:
Another good one, where Ronny dives into the expanding world of AI, including Elon Musk's de-wokified Grok going full-Nazi, and a Marco Rubio imposter who fooled government officials:
And one more, where Ronny weighs in on Trump’s international affairs: a hike in tariffs to help his Brazilian doppleganger stay out of prison, an Iranian threat to his sunbathed bellybutton, and a light refresher on the pause in aid to Ukraine:
Thanks for reading! Have a great weekend.
- Geoff
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